1951/52: Upon moving from Tri-Cities to Milwaukee the tam shortens its nickname from Blackhawks
to Hawks. Playing in the larger Milwaukee Arena better known as The Mecca
the Hawks played lackluster basket ball, posting a horrid league worse 17-49 record,
with Mel Hutchins, who tied for seconnd in rebounding with 13.3 boards per
game the team's lone highlight.
1952/53: Despite winning ten more games the Hawks continued to dwell in the last place in
the Western Division posting a record of 27-44.
1953/54: The Hawks continued to flutter in last place as they finished 19 games out of third
place while posting a terrible record of 21-51. As the season wound down William
"Red" Holzman was hired as the team's new coach replacing Andrew Levane.

1954/55: The Hawks finally got a superstar in Bob Pettit who was drafted out of Louisiana
State. In his first season Pettit would earn Rookie of the Year honors while finishing
fourth in scoring a 20.4 ppg. However it would not be enough to lift the
Hawks out of last place as they posted a record of 26-46. Following the season
Owner Ben Kerner announced he was moving the team to St. Louis, after four last
place seasons in Milwaukee.
1955-1968: The city of Milwaukee get another shot at the NBA 13 years later when they were awarded
an expansion team named the Bucks in 1968. The Bucks would be an instant hit winning the NBA title in just their third year.